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# Chapter 32
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1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God.
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3 He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong.
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4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.
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5 And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger.
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6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said:
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“I am young in years,
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and you are aged;
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therefore I was timid and afraid
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to declare my opinion to you.
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7 I said, ‘Let days speak,
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and many years teach wisdom.’
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8 But it is the spirit in man,
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the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.
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9 It is not the old who are wise,
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nor the aged who understand what is right.
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10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
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let me also declare my opinion.’
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11 “Behold, I waited for your words,
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I listened for your wise sayings,
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while you searched out what to say.
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12 I gave you my attention,
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and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job
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or who answered his words.
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13 Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom;
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God may vanquish him, not a man.’
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14 He has not directed his words against me,
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and I will not answer him with your speeches.
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15 “They are dismayed; they answer no more;
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they have not a word to say.
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16 And shall I wait, because they do not speak,
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because they stand there, and answer no more?
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17 I also will answer with my share;
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I also will declare my opinion.
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18 For I am full of words;
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the spirit within me constrains me.
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19 Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent;
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like new wineskins ready to burst.
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20 I must speak, that I may find relief;
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I must open my lips and answer.
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21 I will not show partiality to any man
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or use flattery toward any person.
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22 For I do not know how to flatter,
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else my Maker would soon take me away. |